Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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